Phoenix police responded to the area of 19th Avenue and Cactus Road Tuesday evening after a vendor was assaulted during a robbery.
Officials said the corn vendor was hit on the head with a handgun shortly before 8 p.m. The suspect took off with about $100 after assaulting the man and firing a shot into the ground.
Elotes! Corn vendor is assaulted and robbed near 19th Ave and Cactus. Police on scene, vendor is ok. #abc15 #corn pic.twitter.com/8qjUHD7neH
— Luis Anaya (@Real_Anaya15) August 31, 2016
The victim was unable to get a good description of the suspect, but police at the scene say the suspect was a black man with a thin build.
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